School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
179
Highest
1.22 GPIA
Tonga
Lowest
0.6159 GPIA
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Median
1.05 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,738
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 1.22 GPIA in Tonga; the lowest is 0.6159 GPIA in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.05 GPIA, and the mean is 1.02 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen, Republic of (up 59.3%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 7.4%).
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 1.22 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1.02 GPIA | 2008 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | Senegal | 1.2 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 1.18 GPIA | 2015 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 6 | Qatar | 1.16 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 7 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.16 GPIA | 2008 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 1.14 GPIA | 2015 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 11 | Seychelles | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 13 | Barbados | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | Iceland | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.12 GPIA | 2015 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 19 | Palestine | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 20 | Bhutan | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.11 GPIA | 2012 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | United States | 1.11 GPIA | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 28 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Cuba | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 1.1 GPIA | 2018 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 34 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 35 | Tunisia | 1.1 GPIA | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 37 | Norway | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 39 | British Virgin Islands | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 40 | Guyana | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 41 | Monaco | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 42 | Namibia | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 43 | Lebanon | 1.09 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 44 | Bermuda | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 46 | Oman | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 47 | Panama | 1.09 GPIA | 2016 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 48 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.08 GPIA | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 49 | Montenegro | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 50 | Mauritius | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 51 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 52 | Algeria | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 53 | Mexico | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 54 | St. Lucia | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 55 | Moldova | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 56 | Thailand | 1.08 GPIA | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 57 | El Salvador | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 58 | Myanmar | 1.08 GPIA | 2018 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 61 | Australia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 62 | Spain | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 64 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.07 GPIA | 2017 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 66 | Malaysia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 67 | Canada | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 68 | Slovak Republic | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 69 | Lithuania | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 70 | Suriname | 1.07 GPIA | 2021 | — | flat |
| 71 | Austria | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 72 | Jordan | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 73 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.07 GPIA | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 74 | Italy | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 75 | Paraguay | 1.06 GPIA | 2011 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 76 | France | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 77 | Belize | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 78 | Denmark | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 79 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 80 | Israel | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 82 | Czechia | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 83 | Burundi | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 1.06 GPIA | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 86 | Grenada | 1.06 GPIA | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 87 | Albania | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 88 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 89 | Netherlands | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 90 | South Africa | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 92 | Botswana | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 93 | New Zealand | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 94 | Armenia | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 95 | Hungary | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 97 | Portugal | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 98 | Morocco | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.04 GPIA | 2004 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 100 | Libya | 1.04 GPIA | 2003 | — | rising |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 102 | Ireland | 1.04 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 103 | Samoa | 1.04 GPIA | 2000 | — | flat |
| 104 | Colombia | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 105 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 107 | Philippines | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 108 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.03 GPIA | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 109 | Guatemala | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 110 | Indonesia | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 111 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.03 GPIA | 2012 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 112 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 113 | Chile | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 114 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 115 | India | 1.02 GPIA | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 116 | Cambodia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 117 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1.02 GPIA | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 119 | Malawi | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 120 | Switzerland | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 121 | Greece | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 122 | Georgia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 123 | Nepal | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 125 | Andorra, Principality of | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 126 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 127 | Germany | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 128 | Singapore | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 129 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.01 GPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 131 | Ghana | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 132 | Peru | 1 GPIA | 2017 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 133 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 134 | Türkiye | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 136 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.9992 GPIA | 2015 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 137 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.9958 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 138 | Rwanda | 0.9957 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 139 | Japan | 0.9955 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 140 | San Marino, Republic of | 0.9899 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 141 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9799 GPIA | 2013 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 142 | Congo, Republic of | 0.9738 GPIA | 2012 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 143 | Korea | 0.9697 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.9669 GPIA | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 145 | Kenya | 0.9612 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 146 | Ukraine | 0.9606 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 147 | Pakistan | 0.957 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 148 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9567 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 0.9527 GPIA | 2013 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 150 | Vietnam | 0.9429 GPIA | 2022 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 151 | Gabon | 0.938 GPIA | 1999 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 152 | Uganda | 0.9334 GPIA | 2004 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 153 | Sudan | 0.9308 GPIA | 2015 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 154 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.9274 GPIA | 2024 | — | flat |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 0.9214 GPIA | 2004 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 156 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.9158 GPIA | 2013 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 157 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.9095 GPIA | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 158 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.8998 GPIA | 2012 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 159 | Cameroon | 0.8995 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 160 | Nigeria | 0.8875 GPIA | 2011 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 161 | Benin | 0.8774 GPIA | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 162 | Liechtenstein | 0.8738 GPIA | 2021 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 163 | Togo | 0.8423 GPIA | 2017 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 164 | Zambia | 0.8359 GPIA | 1988 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 165 | Mali | 0.835 GPIA | 2017 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 166 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.8318 GPIA | 2013 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 167 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.8266 GPIA | 2015 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 168 | Niger | 0.8113 GPIA | 2017 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 169 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.7925 GPIA | 2013 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 170 | Guinea | 0.7563 GPIA | 2014 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 171 | Djibouti | 0.7516 GPIA | 2004 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 172 | Iraq | 0.7473 GPIA | 2004 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 0.7404 GPIA | 2001 | — | rising |
| 174 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.7336 GPIA | 2011 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 175 | Liberia | 0.6999 GPIA | 2000 | — | rising |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 0.698 GPIA | 2012 | — | rising |
| 177 | Chad | 0.68 GPIA | 2015 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 178 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.6159 GPIA | 2018 | up 4.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 1.1 GPIA
- SDG: Northern America 1.1 GPIA
- UNICEF: North America 1.1 GPIA
- WB: North America 1.1 GPIA
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 1.1 GPIA
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 1.09 GPIA
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 1.09 GPIA
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 1.09 GPIA
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 1.09 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.09 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.08 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.08 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release